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. 2023 Mar 16;12(3):e0105622.
doi: 10.1128/mra.01056-22. Epub 2023 Feb 21.

Draft Genome Sequence of a Mixed-Serogroup W/Y Invasive Neisseria meningitidis Strain

Florian Mauffrey #  1 , Nadia GaÏa #  1 , Chiraz Chaabane  1 , Gesuele Renzi  2   3 , Adrien Fischer  2   3 , Abdessalam Cherkaoui  2   3 , Diane Bandeira  4 , Jacques Schrenzel  1   2   3 , Vladimir Lazarevic  1
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Draft Genome Sequence of a Mixed-Serogroup W/Y Invasive Neisseria meningitidis Strain

Florian Mauffrey et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

We report the genome of a Neisseria meningitidis strain (GE-156) that was isolated in Switzerland from a patient diagnosed with bacteremia. The strain belongs to a rare mixed serogroup W/Y and sequence type 11847 (clonal complex 167), as revealed by both routine laboratory examination and genomic sequencing.

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